9/3/10
Feel Good Labor Day Weekend
Hey, all! Doing something active this weekend? Do share!!! Have a great one! See on all on Monday morning for our second to last weigh in!
9/2/10
Feel the Burn Thursday
Good morning, girls!
On my mind lately has been that incredible feeling when you're in the groove, when you're eating healthy and you're getting in a lot of activity, and temptations are less trying because you're so dang proud of yourself, and you're just HAPPIER! That, and the thought that you're on a roll, why botch that up w/ falling off the wagon. Right now I'm in the groove. I've eaten great and worked out great for about 10 days in a row now. That's big. So I am just thinking about how I can keep that going indefinitely. What's helped me is making workouts a priority over everything else because I know I'm going to be getting in beaucoup family time this long weekend. Also, when I work out, I'm proud of myself, so I subsequently eat healthy. If I don't work out, I'm feeling sluggish and not so proud of my self, and I make poor choices. So for ME and MY psyche, the key is getting in my workouts. I know everybody's going to be different.
Another thing on my mind lately has been the cyclical nature of my motivation. Not talking about a monthly visitor, but talking seasonally. Now that I've been on this fitness journey for 18 months, I've experienced a full circle on seasons. I really struggled summer of 2009 w/ motivation, and it wasn't until fall 2009 hit that I really hit the groove and the biggest changes of all took place in my body, lasting through winter, too. I really struggled this past summer, too, 2010. But I just feel right now, I feel in the groove now, ready for a great fall & winter. So I think fall is my time to shine! I have no idea why! I'm sure it's all in my head. So I'm thinking about how I can keep the groove going year round and experience successes in spring and summer, which are hard for me. For that, I think the busyness of fall & winter is what causes me to be extra careful about prioritizing and scheduling things, which means workouts get an actual time spot and they're not neglected. Spring & summer are more relaxed for me, which means I tend to fly by the seat of my pants more and workouts fit in where they can fit in, I don't schedule them, and things are a bit more likely to not happen at all. So maybe I need to pick a race in the late spring and mid-summer to train for. Just random ruminations of me & my life.
But I'D LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE to hear if you've reflected on or noticed any patterns in your lives, and how you achieve more steadiness and balance year-round.
Oh, & let us know what workouts you've been doing :)
Here's to a fantastic holiday weekend!
On my mind lately has been that incredible feeling when you're in the groove, when you're eating healthy and you're getting in a lot of activity, and temptations are less trying because you're so dang proud of yourself, and you're just HAPPIER! That, and the thought that you're on a roll, why botch that up w/ falling off the wagon. Right now I'm in the groove. I've eaten great and worked out great for about 10 days in a row now. That's big. So I am just thinking about how I can keep that going indefinitely. What's helped me is making workouts a priority over everything else because I know I'm going to be getting in beaucoup family time this long weekend. Also, when I work out, I'm proud of myself, so I subsequently eat healthy. If I don't work out, I'm feeling sluggish and not so proud of my self, and I make poor choices. So for ME and MY psyche, the key is getting in my workouts. I know everybody's going to be different.
Another thing on my mind lately has been the cyclical nature of my motivation. Not talking about a monthly visitor, but talking seasonally. Now that I've been on this fitness journey for 18 months, I've experienced a full circle on seasons. I really struggled summer of 2009 w/ motivation, and it wasn't until fall 2009 hit that I really hit the groove and the biggest changes of all took place in my body, lasting through winter, too. I really struggled this past summer, too, 2010. But I just feel right now, I feel in the groove now, ready for a great fall & winter. So I think fall is my time to shine! I have no idea why! I'm sure it's all in my head. So I'm thinking about how I can keep the groove going year round and experience successes in spring and summer, which are hard for me. For that, I think the busyness of fall & winter is what causes me to be extra careful about prioritizing and scheduling things, which means workouts get an actual time spot and they're not neglected. Spring & summer are more relaxed for me, which means I tend to fly by the seat of my pants more and workouts fit in where they can fit in, I don't schedule them, and things are a bit more likely to not happen at all. So maybe I need to pick a race in the late spring and mid-summer to train for. Just random ruminations of me & my life.
But I'D LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE to hear if you've reflected on or noticed any patterns in your lives, and how you achieve more steadiness and balance year-round.
Oh, & let us know what workouts you've been doing :)
Here's to a fantastic holiday weekend!
9/1/10
8/31/10
Tuesday Motivation
Hey, hey, beauties!
So today's post kinda is about food, kinda is about workouts, but I feel it's mostly about exercising mental strength & hanging in there with your awesome determination.
Check out this article: http://www.latimes.com/sns-health-obese-women-exercise,0,670521.story
It's about a study on exercise & it's ability to curb appetite. Turns out, there's not a huge relation between the 2, particularly w/ obese women. BUT, there's also interesting info in there to just reaffirm the awesome lifestyle change you're undertaking. And THAT's what I love about this article :)
"The study results may help explain why exercise alone doesn't work for weight loss -- that calorie restriction plays a key role as well. "We all tend to be opportunists when we eat more than we need to after exercising," Borer says. Even if exercise doesn't make hunger pangs go away, there are ways to control appetite... 'If you don't have satiety cues,' says Stoler, a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, 'that can make things difficult when you're trying to have some semblance of self-control and really understand the limits of what your caloric intake should be for the day.'"
So it's not just exercise that's going to help you achieve your weight loss goals. It's also about what and how you eat. Eat smart! Drink lots of water b/c sometimes our body confuses thirst signals w/ hunger signals. Eat mini-meals to keep your metabolism roaring all day long instead of peaking & troughing. Eat high-octane and high-quality foods to fuel your body, limiting processed foods and foods with low nutrient value. Eat like the awesome bod that you are :)
Love you, girls!
Have a great week!
So today's post kinda is about food, kinda is about workouts, but I feel it's mostly about exercising mental strength & hanging in there with your awesome determination.
Check out this article: http://www.latimes.com/sns-health-obese-women-exercise,0,670521.story
It's about a study on exercise & it's ability to curb appetite. Turns out, there's not a huge relation between the 2, particularly w/ obese women. BUT, there's also interesting info in there to just reaffirm the awesome lifestyle change you're undertaking. And THAT's what I love about this article :)
"The study results may help explain why exercise alone doesn't work for weight loss -- that calorie restriction plays a key role as well. "We all tend to be opportunists when we eat more than we need to after exercising," Borer says. Even if exercise doesn't make hunger pangs go away, there are ways to control appetite... 'If you don't have satiety cues,' says Stoler, a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, 'that can make things difficult when you're trying to have some semblance of self-control and really understand the limits of what your caloric intake should be for the day.'"
So it's not just exercise that's going to help you achieve your weight loss goals. It's also about what and how you eat. Eat smart! Drink lots of water b/c sometimes our body confuses thirst signals w/ hunger signals. Eat mini-meals to keep your metabolism roaring all day long instead of peaking & troughing. Eat high-octane and high-quality foods to fuel your body, limiting processed foods and foods with low nutrient value. Eat like the awesome bod that you are :)
Love you, girls!
Have a great week!
8/30/10
Monday Morning Check-In!
Good morning, girls! Check-in & let us know how week 4 went! If things aren't lining up for you emotionally or family-wise or otherwise this session, don't stress about it, be gentle with your beautiful, amazing self, and remember that sometime just making emotional progress is progress enough for now! Everyone faces their own unique challenges and struggles, and when you have enough emotional ammo built up, you will be so full of resolve that those challenges won't see what hit them you'll be so unstoppable. I believe it. Just hang in there. You're soooo worth it.
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